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Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Reservetext
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Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Reserve 2003

Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileLots of cassis jam, coffee, vanilla, cedar, black cherry, barnyard, tobacco aromas with a leather, bay and meaty note. Ripe, rich round and concentrated with supple tannins. Intense cassis jam, black berry, peppery, bay, menthol, tobacco, five spice, vanilla, coffee and leather flavours. Long cassis, coffee, chocolate, tobacco finish. Fine tannins and oak use but quite warm. Best effort yet, needs 5-7 years in bottle.Tasted: 11 November 2008Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$77.95750mlspeculative listing - Calibrium
AB$75.99750mlfine wine boutiques
NF$61.99750ml 
Producer: ViƱa CarmenDistributors: Select Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 547109UPC: 83300097581